What is recorded here
Castle Banks in Peebles stands as a twentieth-century road block, its stones built to stop motion rather than invite it. The town bypassed it, redirected lives and kept the ancient centre clear of choking traffic. That is the whole trick: build a wall elsewhere so the heart remembers how to breathe.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Peebles, Castle Banks as Building (20th Century), Road Block (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Castle BanksForest · 163 yd
Neidpath CastleFindspot (late 20th Century), Flanged Axehead(s) (bronze)(bronze Age) · 293 yd
Jedderfield PlantationForest · 357 yd
Jedderfield FarmFarmhouse (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval), Threshing Machine (post Medieval), Water Wheel (post Medieval) · 413 yd
Peebles to Symington Junction Railway, Neidpath ViaductRailway Viaduct (19th Century) · 453 yd
Peebles, Hay Lodge ParkFindspot (20th Century), Flake(s) (chert)(prehistoric), Flake(s) (flint)(prehistoric), Microlith(s) (prehistoric) · 572 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1308 yd
Cross KirkHeritage attraction · 1.0 mi
Peebles, Murray PlaceNo Class (event) (late 20th Century) · 1.0 mi
Zenwalls GalleryGallery · 1.1 mi
Mercat CrossMemorial · 1.2 mi
Peebles, NorthgateNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.2 mi